2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 112 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $22,250 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in District of Columbia

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree civil eng students list, CUA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Catholic University of America

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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